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deciso e minaccioso

English translation: unfaltering and threatening

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Italian term or phrase:deciso e minaccioso
English translation:unfaltering and threatening
Entered by: EirTranslations

10:29 Mar 16, 2012
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Italian term or phrase: deciso e minaccioso
Pls see below thanks, US English, for marketing a range of sofas

Il blues è autentico, diretto, onesto, sia che si tratti di un canto dolce come quello di Bobby "Blue" Bland o deciso e minaccioso come quello di Howlin' Wolf, si tratta sempre di Blues.
Qui, nella penombra, comodamente allungato sul mio divano, assecondo il suo ritmo, abbandonato alle emozioni.
EirTranslations
Ireland
Local time: 06:19
unfaltering and threatening
Explanation:
Never really felt threatened by howling wolf, just thought he was great. Is this furniture for old age pensioners :)) (almost like me).

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Note added at 41 mins (2012-03-16 11:10:38 GMT)
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I listened to him as a teenager when he was still alive and singing and he died in 1976. I would go with Oliver's answer.
A dark side.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyfgb9sDT1I

http://www.lyrics007.com/Howlin' Wolf Lyrics/Spoonful Lyrics...
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James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 09:19
Grading comment
thx
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4with a sinister edge
Oliver Lawrence
4forceful and aggressive
Isabelle Johnson
4unfaltering and threatening
James (Jim) Davis
4rough-edged, slightly fearsome
Yvonne Gallagher
4bold and ominous / (or steady and ominous)
Lara Barnett
3loud and fearsome
jacki-dart


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
with a sinister edge


Explanation:
hth

Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Local time: 07:19
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 131
Notes to answerer
Asker: Lol... ;) that sounds very gothic...

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
loud and fearsome


Explanation:
a suggestion

jacki-dart
Italy
Local time: 07:19
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
forceful and aggressive


Explanation:
Another possibility. I think this is what minaccioso is implying

Isabelle Johnson
Italy
Local time: 07:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
unfaltering and threatening


Explanation:
Never really felt threatened by howling wolf, just thought he was great. Is this furniture for old age pensioners :)) (almost like me).

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Note added at 41 mins (2012-03-16 11:10:38 GMT)
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I listened to him as a teenager when he was still alive and singing and he died in 1976. I would go with Oliver's answer.
A dark side.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyfgb9sDT1I

http://www.lyrics007.com/Howlin' Wolf Lyrics/Spoonful Lyrics...

James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 09:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 94
Grading comment
thx
Notes to answerer
Asker: Lol...never thought you as an old pensioner Jim, that and the fact that you're a fellow diver makes you cool ;) no matter what age...but yes...these sofas are ...something else...

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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
rough-edged, slightly fearsome


Explanation:
another option taken directly from Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howlin'_Wolf

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 06:19
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
bold and ominous / (or steady and ominous)


Explanation:
I would say that music could be both "bold" and "ominous":

"mid-tempo driving, dramatic orchestral theme, STEADY beat with OMINOUS and BOLD melody"
http://www.auraclemusic.com/search/moods/91

Example sentence(s):
  • "Struttin' Blues...This music is BOLD, proud and resonant - perfect for use in a wide variety of productions...."
  • "Songs written in minor keys can be sad, mysterious, OMINOUS even. To the listener, they deliver an incredible variety of emotional ranges."

    Reference: http://www.stockmusic.com/products/music_tracks_cd/struttin_...
    Reference: http://www.guitarnoise.com/lesson/minor-progress/
Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 26
1 corroborated select project
in this pair and field What is ProZ.com Project History(SM)?
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